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Anticipating The Bloom: Photo Of The Week

When a plant only blooms once a year, it is something to be savored.

CASTRO VALLEY, CA — David Tavis is waiting anxiously for his cactus to bloom. It blooms just once each year and a flower is close to unfurling.

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